††††† NECESSITY,
FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 230.215(2) authorizes the Kentucky Horse Racing
Commission to promulgate administrative regulations prescribing conditions
under which all legitimate horse racing and wagering thereon is conducted in
Kentucky. KRS 230.240(2) requires the commission to promulgate administrative
regulations restricting or prohibiting the administration of drugs or
stimulants or other improper acts to horses prior to the horse participating in
a race. This administrative regulation establishes the drug classification
schedule in effect in Kentucky and the withdrawal guidelines for permitted
drugs, medications, and substances that may be administered to race horses
competing in Kentucky.